SIMPLE AND FREE

Why do we pursue more when we'd be happier with less? Now in hardcover for the first time, this is the story of how New York Times bestselling author Jen Hatmaker and her family tried to combat overindulgence—and what they learned about living a truly meaningful life along the way.
SIMPLE AND FREE is the true story of how Jen (along with her husband and five children) identified seven areas of excess—food, clothes, spending, media, possessions, waste, and stress—and made seven simple choices to fight back against the modern-day diseases of greed, materialism, and overindulgence. So, what's the payoff from living a deeply reduced life? It's the discovery of a greatly increased connection with God—a call toward simplicity and generosity that transcends social experiment to become a radically better life.
In this new edition, written not just for readers of faith but for everyone who craves a gentler, simpler life, Jen shares how sustainability and generosity still impact and challenge her today. Now annotated throughout with new reflections from the author, Jen offers thoughtful insights as she reflects on the vastly different world of SIMPLE AND FREE back when it was first published as 7, and considers the dramatically different space she occupies now. SIMPLE AND FREE is funny, raw, and not a guilt trip in the making. Come along and discover what Jesus' version of rich, blessed, and generous might look like in your life.

In SIMPLE AND FREE, Jen brings her 7 Experiment to hardcover for the first time as she considers how sustainability and generosity still impact and challenge her today. This new edition includes all the material from the original program, but it's also packed with new, never-before-published commentary from the author reflecting how she's changed and grown up over the past several years. Jen offers thoughtful new insights as she reflects on the vastly different world of 7 back when it was first published, and takes stock of the dramatically different space she occupies now. SIMPLE AND FREE is funny, raw, and guilt-free - but it will make you consider what Jesus's version of rich, blessed, and generous might look like in your life.

Additionally, we will publish a guided journal alongside SIMPLE AND FREE, which will also be released on the same date. The journal will feature prompts based on the lessons in this book and will invite readers to pay attention to their own seven areas of excess. More to come on the journal!

Jen Hatmaker is the author of the New York Times bestsellers FOR THE LOVE and FIERCE, FREE, AND FULL OF FIRE. Jen hosts the award-winning For the Love podcast and leads a tightly knit online community where she reaches millions of people each week. Jen and her husband founded Legacy Collective, a giving community that grants millions of dollars around the world. They live in Austin with their five kids in a 1910-era farmhouse that they overhauled as the stars of the HGTV series My Big Family Renovation.